Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has restated the commitment of his administration to construct and complete the Central, East and West senatorial roads in the state despite being federal projects. Speaking in Ekeremor at the weekend shortly after inspecting the progress of work on the Bayelsa West senatorial road from Sagbama to Ekeremor, Governor […]
A new executive to pilot the affairs of the Information chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ for the next three years has been inaugurated. Those elected as new EXCO of the Information Chapel are Comrade Wanama Dandyson as Chairman, Tekinyo Theophilus as Secretary while Alamene Amaebi Jacob was elected as Assistant Secretary. Others […]
Bayelsa State commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Hon. Ayiba Duba has extoled Civil Servants in the state for their productivity and positive impacts on Government Policies and Programs, self-improvement and creativity. Hon. Duba made the commendation at Dr. Sophia Obi’s Triple book launch on Thursday July 21, 2022 at Azaiki Public Library, Imgbi road […]
*It’s A Dream Come True – Gov Diri After months of expectation, the Bayelsa State-owned airport, on Saturday, finally got the nod of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to commence commercial flight operations. The NCAA Director General, Dr. Nuhu Musa, presented the regulatory body’s approval letter to an elated Governor Douye Diri in Government […]
. . .Assures Bereaved Family of Justice Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has directed the State Special Committee on Security and Human Rights Violations to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the killing of Mr Daniel Ayama by unknown assailants on the 16th of this month in Yenagoa, the state capital. Governor Diri […]
The Honourable Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Hon. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, Management, and Staff felicitate his Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, on his added leadership mantle as the Chairman of South-South Governors Forum. This Revered Cap placed on you is a testament of your dogged leadership qualities the people of the South- South zone have found […]
Bayelsa, Rivers To Establish Joint Anti-Vandalism Taskforce Worried by the incessant incidents of transmission power lines vandalism, the Bayelsa and Rivers State Governments have resolved to jointly work towards strengthening security architecture to protect power and other critical national assets in their border communities. This decision followed the outcome of a meeting between the Acting […]
…Gov. Diri Congratulates Igali On NWF Re-election The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, for the first leg CAF Confederation Cup clash between Bayelsa United of Nigeria and CS Sfaxien of Tunisia. The match is scheduled for Sunday, October 17. A letter conveying the approval sent […]
A fake Medical Doctor arrested in June 2021 has been sentenced to four years in prison by a Magistrate Court sitting in Yenagoa. Recall that the convict, Akpoviri Vincent Jimmy was arrested after a prompt by Tobis Clinic where he was found to have impersonated one Dr. Charles Umeh, a medical doctor in Taraba State. […]
As part of the ongoing activities marking the 57th Boro Day celebration, a thrilling novelty football match between Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide and All Stars International FC Bayelsa took the center stage. The event, held in high spirits and patriotic fervor, attracted a large crowd of supporters, stakeholders, and football lovers. It was more […]
The Bayelsa State Government has announced the dissolution of the parallel electoral committees set up by two opposing factions for the conduct of the Amananaowei Election of Bulou-Orua community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. Consequently, the government has constituted a five-man Electoral Committee under the supervision of the Ministry of Local Government […]
His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State, today swore in five new commissioners into the Local Government Service Commission with a charge to sanitise the system. Also, the Chairman of the Physical Planning and Development Tribunal, Rtd. Justice Emmanuel Ogola, and six other members were equally sworn in by the Governor during the […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has called on citizens and residents of the state to take advantage of the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination exercise and get innoculated against the virus. Governor Diri made the call on Wednesday after he received the Oxford Astra-Zeneca vaccine jab inside the Executive Chamber of the Government House, Yenagoa. He […]
…Say it is Pleased With the Progress of Table Tennis in the State… Bayelsa State Government says it is pleased with the continuous progress and the development of table tennis in the state in the last five years of the Prosperity Administration. Governor Douye Diri gave the commendation at the official inauguration of the newly […]